385 



Butea, Kom. ; Benth, in Benth. & Hook./. Gen. PL i. 533 (1865) | 

 Taub. in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzmf. iii. 3,365 (1891) ; calycie 

 dentes vel lobi breves, 2 superiores connati ; vexillum ovatum, 

 recm*vum ; carina incurva ; stamen vexillare liberum, caetera 

 connata ; antherae uniformed ; ovarium 2-ovulatum ; stylus elon- 

 gatus, ineurvus, imberbis, stigmate terminali rainimo ; legumen 

 1-spermum ; semen plano-compressum, obovatum, hilo parvo estro- 

 phiolato ; folia pintiatim 3-foIioIata, stipellata ; stipulae caducae ; 

 flores aurantiaei, dense fasciculati, fasciculis racemosis vel fascicu- 

 lato-paniculatis ; bracteae et bracteolae caducae. 



§ L Eubutea ; vexillum acutum ; alae falcatae, acutae, carinae 

 parum adhaerentes ; carina acuta, vexillum alasque aequans j 

 legumen basi longe planum indehiscens et vacuum, summo apice 



crassum 2-valve ; flores insignes. Butea, Koen. ex Roxb. PL 

 Coromand. i. 21. 



1. B. frondosa, Roxb. ; arbor ; pedicelli calyce vix duplo longiores ; 

 flores 5 cm. longi. PL Corom. i. 21, t. 21 (1795) ; FL Ind, iii. 241 ; 

 DC. Prodr. ii. 415 ; W. & A. Prodr. 261 ; Brand, For. Fl. 112 ; 

 Hook./. FL Brit. Ind. ii. 194. B. Braamiana, DC. Prodr. ii. 415 

 (1825). B. monosperma, Kuntze Rev. Gen. 202 (1891) ; Taub. in 

 Engl. & PrantL Nat. Pflanzenf. iii. 3, 365. Erythrina monos- 

 perma, Lamk. Encyc. Meth. i. 391 (1783). 



DISTRIB. Throughout India and Burma. The leaves of this 

 species are occasionally 1-foliolate ; a specimen showing this 

 abnormality has recently been communicated to Kew by Mr. Hole, 

 of the Indian Forest Service. 



2. B. superba, Roxb. ; frutex alte scandens ; pedicelli calyce 

 triplo longiores ; flores 7 cm. longi. PL Corom. i. 23, t. 22 (1795) ; 

 Fl. Ind. iii. 247 ; DC. Prodr. ii. 415 ; W. & A. Prodr. 261 ; 

 Brand. For. FL 143 ; Hook. f. FL Brit. Ind, ii. 195. 



Distrib. Throughout India and Burma. 



§ 2. Meizotropis ; vexillum subobtusum ; alae oblique oblongae, 

 tusae, liberae ; carina subobtusa, vexillum alasque e u P er ans ; 



obtusa 



mediocres. Meizotrop 



Calcutt. 239 ; 



Megalotropi 



3. B. minor. Ham 



erectus ; folia floribnsque adpresse sencea ; legumeu i*»i ^'^ 

 planum indehiscens et vacuum, summo apice crassum -" vajve ; 

 flores 2-75 cm. longi. Ham. in Wall. Cat. 5439 A (lbM) ; H°°\{- 

 Fl Brit. Ind, ii. 195. B. sutlruticosa, Grif. Notu. iv 14, 

 (1854). Meizotropis buteaeformis, Voigt Hort.Subwb Calcutt. 

 239 (1845) ; Qriff. Notul. iv. 441 (sphalm. Megalotropis). 



Distrib. Assam i Khasia, Hooker t T l mm °n I Jt^ mml 

 Silva ! Griffith I Naga Hills, Clarke t Mishmi, Griffith /Hi ma 

 laya : Sikkim, Gamble ! Nepal, Buchanan {Hamilton) 1 Kamaon, 



Duthie ! 



Hook. f. 



velutina; legumen basi vacuum band 



spermum 



